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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 8832483" data-attributes="member: 22779">Sorry, but, if I'm understanding things, the OGL was meant as a sort of &quot;safe haven&quot; for 3rd party producers.&nbsp; You could go the IP lawyer route and do it on your own.&nbsp; That's still true.&nbsp; But, the OGL was meant as an agreement between the 3rd party producer and WotC that basically said, &quot;Ok, yes, you are using stuff that was created by WotC, but, we're not going to sue you or otherwise bother you so long as you abide by the terms of this agreement&quot;.Is that a fair way to describe it?Now, as far as the notion that OneD&amp;D won't have an SRD, again, why on earth wouldn't they?&nbsp; It's such a huge part of marketing.&nbsp; Here's this free game, just a taste.&nbsp; You can play using the SRD, but, if you actually want the full thing, well, ya gotta buy da books.&nbsp; I mean board games have been putting their rule books up on the net for free for decades now.&nbsp; To the point where it's pretty much expected that any new release board game will put up their rules before the game is even released just to basically generate buzz for the game.&nbsp; &quot;Hey, look at the rules for THIS new board game - that's pretty cool.&nbsp; I want to buy that.&quot;And, since the 3pp publishers haven't really been too keen to try to make new games using the OGL the way they did back in the early oughts, it's not like there's any real competition going on.&nbsp; Everyone has kinda settled nicely into their roles - 3pp using the OGL are making stuff for D&amp;D (by and large).&nbsp; DM's Guild I think has had a big impact there.&nbsp; By becoming the one stop shop for all things 3rd party for D&amp;D, it's really highlighted 3rd party content in a way that wasn't really possible before.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 8832483, member: 22779"] Sorry, but, if I'm understanding things, the OGL was meant as a sort of "safe haven" for 3rd party producers. You could go the IP lawyer route and do it on your own. That's still true. But, the OGL was meant as an agreement between the 3rd party producer and WotC that basically said, "Ok, yes, you are using stuff that was created by WotC, but, we're not going to sue you or otherwise bother you so long as you abide by the terms of this agreement". Is that a fair way to describe it? Now, as far as the notion that OneD&D won't have an SRD, again, why on earth wouldn't they? It's such a huge part of marketing. Here's this free game, just a taste. You can play using the SRD, but, if you actually want the full thing, well, ya gotta buy da books. I mean board games have been putting their rule books up on the net for free for decades now. To the point where it's pretty much expected that any new release board game will put up their rules before the game is even released just to basically generate buzz for the game. "Hey, look at the rules for THIS new board game - that's pretty cool. I want to buy that." And, since the 3pp publishers haven't really been too keen to try to make new games using the OGL the way they did back in the early oughts, it's not like there's any real competition going on. Everyone has kinda settled nicely into their roles - 3pp using the OGL are making stuff for D&D (by and large). DM's Guild I think has had a big impact there. By becoming the one stop shop for all things 3rd party for D&D, it's really highlighted 3rd party content in a way that wasn't really possible before. [/QUOTE]

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